Claires Court Boat Club

Good luck to our Year 11s with your GCSE results tomorrow! We hope all your hard work has paid off 💪💪

Last weekend our alumni carried the flag for CCSBC at Maidenhead Regatta during the summer. Lots of fun had and coming away with wins in:

O 8+
W 2x
O 4x
O 4-
O 4+

It’s great that they all still want to represent the club even after they have moved on to uni and work!

Good luck to our Year 13s plus everyone that joined us on their way through the school with your A level results tomorrow.

We hope all your hard work pays off!

Fantastic weekend of racing from Josh in the GB 4x at the Coupe de la Jeunesse in Switzerland.

They won the gold medal today building on silver from the day before. 🥇🥇🥇

Well done Josh, it’s an achievement to row for GB, but to then win a gold medal on an international stage is amazing!

📷 Richard Shaw

British Championships 2026

Finishing the season with a bang, CCSBC had 33 crews racing across the four days.

The club picked up multiple medals across the weekend and with many crews getting some fantastic side by aided racing in the A Finals.

WJ18 4- 🥇
J18 8+ 🥈
O Champ 4- 🥈
J18 4- 🥉
W Champ 2x 🥉

Well done to everyone that raced at the weekend and thank you to our Year 13s and coaches that are leaving us this summer.

Enjoy the summer break all, see you in September for a big 26/27!!!

Congratulation to Josh on being selected to race for the GB Rowing Team at the Coupe de la Jeunesse! Racing starts on Saturday in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Good luck to Josh and his crew!

Congratulations to two of our fantastic alumni for their wins at Henley Royal Regatta!

Joe Stobbs (‘20) won the Wyfold Challenge Cup with Thames Rowing Club. This being his first win after reaching the weekend four times.

Jake Wincomb (‘20) won the Silver Goblets & Nickalls’ Challenge Cup with Marlow Rowing Club and Tom Digby of Leander. Jake has now won all 3 elite sweep events at Henley, joining a select few athletes to achieve this and added to his 4 red boxes.

Well done both of you, it’s fantastic to see Claires Court alumni continue to succeed. 🟥🟥

The sun sets on the Fawley quads regatta, after a tremendous race against Tideway in the quarter finals.

Well done Tommy, James, Seb, Josh and Mr Richardson, you have done the boat club and school proud, showing mature racing and commitment throughout the whole week.

Whilst no Claires Court crews will be racing the weekend, there is a strong contingent of alumni and coaches racing:

Jake Wincomb (‘20) continues his charge in the Goblets against Martin & Achterfeld, GER at 10:40.

Reading A and Mr Long race at 11:00 in the Prince of Wales against Nautilus & Edinburgh.

Joe Stobbs (‘20) races for Thames A against Molesey in the Wyfold at 11:40.

The Marlow boat of Harry Ruinet (‘23), Max Pianta (‘22) and Mr Bird race at 14:10 in the Thames against London.

To finish the day, Nuala MacFarlane (‘22) races for Edinburgh & Leeds at 18:20 in the Princess of Wales against Reading University.

What a race from the lads! Definitely the race of the day with an official verdict of 6 inches, kudos to Hinksey for such a great race!

The Fawley quad continue their regatta tomorrow at 19:05 against Tideway Scullers.

Get behind the lads, boating from Bay D at 18:25 👏

Plenty of Claires Court alumni and coach action tomorrow to watch as well:

First race of the day, Mr Wreford races in the Prince of Wales against Nautilus & Edinburgh at 9:00.

Jonathan Cameron (‘16) and Tom Ballinger (‘15) start their regatta in the Visitors at 9:10, for Leander A against Leander B.

Mr Long races for Reading A in the Prince of Wales, against Stuttgarter, GER at 9:50.

Jake Wincomb (‘20) along with pairs partner Tom Digby (Paris 2024 Olympic champion) races in the Goblets at 10:05 against Donaghy & Nares.

Next up is Oliver Costley (‘17), racing in the Queen Mother for Leander, at 14:05 against Oxford Brookes & Queens Belfast.

Nuala MacFarlane (‘22) races in the new event the Princess of Wales for Edinburgh & Leeds versus Tideway & Proteus-Eretes, NED at 16:05.

Max Pianta (‘22), Harry Ruinet (‘23) and Mr Bird race again in the Thames for Marlow A at 17:30 against De Maas, NED.

The Fawley quad continues their Henley Royal campaign on Thursday.

The lads race Hinksey at 18:15.

Boating from Bay D about 40 minutes before. Come and give them a cheer 👏

Alumni and coaches racing Thursday:

Mr Wreford races in the Prince of Wales for Leander & Leeds against Reading C at 9:20.

Also racing in the Prince of Wales, Mr Long starts with Reading A at 10:20 against Gyas, NED.

Hannah Hickson (‘22) races for Brown B, USA against Brown A, USA in the Island at 16:10.

Joe Stobbs (‘20) and Thames A race again in the Wyfold at 18:35, racing London.

Miss Bird races at 18:45 for Marlow against Leander in the Danesfield.